The Book Of Negroes Av Lawrence Hill

<p><b>'A beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage facts . . . a fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' </b><i>The Times</i><Br><Br><b>WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR FICTION</b></p><p><b>Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman.</b></p><p>Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again.</p><p>After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War, is shipped to Nova Scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to Africa.</p><p><b>What readers are sayin</b></p><p>***** 'Beautifully written ... an enlightening read'<Br>***** 'Since reading, this has become my favourite book ever'<Br>***** 'A powerful historical account of an incredible woman's journey'</p>